diff --git a/components/mbedtls/test_apps/pytest_mbedtls_ut.py b/components/mbedtls/test_apps/pytest_mbedtls_ut.py
index bc3a22263cf5..beb6cc7fcc27 100644
--- a/components/mbedtls/test_apps/pytest_mbedtls_ut.py
+++ b/components/mbedtls/test_apps/pytest_mbedtls_ut.py
@@ -8,9 +8,20 @@
 @pytest.mark.supported_targets
 @pytest.mark.generic
 def test_mbedtls(dut: Dut) -> None:
-    dut.expect_exact('Press ENTER to see the list of tests')
-    dut.write('*')
-    dut.expect_unity_test_output(timeout=120)
+    dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.esp32
+@pytest.mark.generic
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'config',
+    [
+        'perf_esp32',
+    ],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_mbedtls_esp32_compiler_perf_opt(dut: Dut) -> None:
+    dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.esp32
@@ -26,9 +37,7 @@ def test_mbedtls(dut: Dut) -> None:
     indirect=True,
 )
 def test_mbedtls_aes_no_hw(dut: Dut) -> None:
-    dut.expect_exact('Press ENTER to see the list of tests')
-    dut.write('*')
-    dut.expect_unity_test_output(timeout=120)
+    dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.esp32
@@ -43,9 +52,7 @@ def test_mbedtls_aes_no_hw(dut: Dut) -> None:
     indirect=True,
 )
 def test_mbedtls_psram(dut: Dut) -> None:
-    dut.expect_exact('Press ENTER to see the list of tests')
-    dut.write('*')
-    dut.expect_unity_test_output(timeout=120)
+    dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.esp32
@@ -59,6 +66,4 @@ def test_mbedtls_psram(dut: Dut) -> None:
     indirect=True,
 )
 def test_mbedtls_psram_esp32(dut: Dut) -> None:
-    dut.expect_exact('Press ENTER to see the list of tests')
-    dut.write('*')
-    dut.expect_unity_test_output(timeout=120)
+    dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
diff --git a/components/mbedtls/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.perf_esp32 b/components/mbedtls/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.perf_esp32
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3c5a0fabea2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/mbedtls/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.perf_esp32
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_PERF=y